Strategic IT Project Manager — Agile Delivery

Cherry Bekaert LLP; United States; Remote; USD 111,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherry Bekaert LLP is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead technology-focused initiatives from planning through delivery. You will translate business needs into actionable project plans, roadmaps, and Agile sprint work while managing timelines, budgets, milestones, risks, decisions, and stakeholder communications.

This role spans across the Firm’s service lines and departments and requires travel, offering a collaborative environment that supports your career growth and continuous professional

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Five or more years of experience managing projects of increasing complexity.
• Demonstrated experience with Waterfall, Agile/Scrum, and hybrid project management approaches.
• Experience translating business needs into structured project plans and engaging stakeholders throughout delivery.
• Ability to navigate matrixed teams, competing priorities, project risks, and changing business needs.
• Strong communication, facilitation, documentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience developing project metrics and reporting that provide insight into project health and delivery efficiency.
• Working knowledge of software development life cycles, process modeling, networks, databases, and business intelligence tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead IT projects from initiation through completion, delivering agreed outcomes on time and within budget.
• Translate business needs into project plans, roadmaps, milestones, budgets, and Agile sprint plans.
• Proactively identify and manage project risks, issues, dependencies, and decisions.
• Build strong relationships with stakeholders across matrixed teams and maintain clear, timely project communications.
• Analyze business processes and recommend improvements that strengthen project delivery and operational efficiency.
• Facilitate productive meetings, document decisions, and align stakeholders around priorities and next steps.
• Introduce project management tools, methods, and process improvements that support project health and visibility.
• Provide guidance and development support to team members while collaborating across the Firm’s service lines and departments.

Skills

Waterfall

Agile/Scrum

Hybrid PM

Stakeholder mgmt

Project metrics

MS Office

Jira

Smartsheet

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field

Tools

Jira

Smartsheet

Microsoft Office

Job description

Cherry Bekaert LLP is seeking an IT Project Manager to lead technology-focused initiatives from planning through delivery. You will translate business needs into actionable project plans, roadmaps, and Agile sprint work while managing timelines, budgets, milestones, risks, decisions, and stakeholder communications.

This role spans across the Firm’s service lines and departments and requires travel, offering a collaborative environment that supports your career growth and continuous professional